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Four years have passed since the financial crisis began in August 2007, yet it continues to cast a long shadow. The recent political spat over the US debt ceiling, which had its roots in the crisis. With some commentators suggesting there is a case for a third round of US quantitative easing, the key question for policy-makers remains: austerity or stimulus?